Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
November 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23103
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 340
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE R1 DOOR SURROUND AFT FRAME INTERCOSTAL AT STR 8A WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK PER S/B 737-53A1108. THE INTERCOSTAL WAS REPAIRED PER THE S/B AND ER/A 363174-14AD WHICH ALLOWED SUBSTITUTION OF ALODINE FOR CHROMIC ANODIZE.